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$hc 3farbvUle inquirer.; YORKVIL.LE, S. C.: THURSDAY MORNING. DEC. 23.1880. How to Order the Enquirer.?W rite the name ! of the subscriber very plainly, give post-office, j county and State, in full, and send the amount of the subscription by draft or post office money order, or enclose the money in a reg istered letter. Postage.?The Enquirer is delivered free of < postage to all subscribers residing in York county, who receive the paper at post-offices within the county; and to all other subscribers the postage is paid by the publisher. Our subscribers, no matter where they receive the paper, are not liable for postage, it being prepaid at the post;ofticehere, without additional charge to the subscriber. Watch the Figures.?The date on the "addresslabel" shows the time to which the subscription is paid. If subscribers do not wish their papers discontinued, the date must be kept in advance. Cash.?It must be distinctly understood that : . r? aAi-artiurnff end iob- ! our W5I U1S JUJ ?ui/3Ui|iwv?, ?utv.v.w.?Q ? J work, are cash in advance. PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS. In the Senate on the 13th, the bill for the relief of Fitz John Porter was taken up, and discussed at some length, Mr. Carpenter of Wisconsin, arguing against the power of Congress to revoke the sentence of a court martial, or reinstate persons to the army who had been expelled. In the House, the credentials were presented of E. B. Taylor, as the member elect to succeed President elect Garfield from the Nineteeth district of Ohio, and after discussion of the subject, Mr. Taylor qualified, and his credenentials were referred to the committee on elections. A resolution opposing the construction of the Inter-Oceanic Canal by foreign capital, was introduced and referred to the committee on foreign affairs. Mr. O'Connor, of South Carolina, offered a bill repealing the export tax on tobacco, snuff and cigars; also, a bill for the construction of a ship canal across Charleston neck. Mr. Calkins, of Indiana, offered a resolution, which was unanimously adopted, extending the sympathy of the House to the unhappy laboriug class of Ireland iu its efforts to effect a reform in the present oppressive tenant system prevailing in that country. The electoral count resolution was resumed and discussed until the hour of adjournment. In the Senate, on the 11th, Mr. Morrill, of Vermont, offered a resolution instructing the committee on post offices and post roads to inquire whether or not the existing telegraphic lines largely interfere with the business of the post office department, and whether the telegraphic service should be placed exclusively in the hands of the general government. Mr. Bayard, of Delaware, from the finance committee, reported adversely on a bill authorizing the removal of tobacco in process of manufacture. The consideration of the bill for the relief of Fitz John Porter was re suraed. An amendment, in the nature of a substitute, offered by Mr. Dawes, of Massachusetts, wa3 agreed to, authorizing the President tn restore Porter to the armv bv and with the consent of the Senate, with the rank of Colonel on the retired list, but without pay or allowances for the time he has been out of service. The question then recurred on agreeing to the amendments made in the committee of the whole. The amendments were agreed to by a vote of?yeas, 37 (Democrats) ; nays, 20 (Republicans, and Davis, of Illinois). The bill was then read the third time, and passed, by a party vote, as before, of yeas, 38; nays, 21. In the House, Mr. Becknell, of. Indiana, called up the electoral count resolution and t demanded the previous question, and the Republicans refusing to vote, the House was left without a quorum. Mr. Becknell then said he would not press the resolution fur\ ther at this time, but would bring it up again ! in Jauuary, when he could find 147 members ! on his side of the House. The appropriation committee reported the consular appropriation bill, appropriating 81,190,435, and the Military Academy, appropriation bill appro- I priating 8322,135. Both bills were ordered printed, and the House adjourned. i In the Senate on the 15th, the following : bills were introduced and referred : For the retirement of small legal tender notes. To I regulate civil service and promote the efficiency thereof. The Senate then resumed consideration of the bill to apply a part of the proceeds of the sale of public lands to public education, and for the establishment and support of educational institutions. Senator Brown, of Georgia, made a lengthy speech in support of the bill, after which it was infor- ' mally laid aside, to be called up a t a subse quent date. In the House, on motion of Mr. Goode, of J Virginia, the Senate bill granting a pension of 8100 a month to Mrs. Julia Tyler, widow of the late President Tyler, was taken up and passed. The fortifications bill was next taken up, and after sundry amendments passed. Mr. Gibson, of Louisiana, from the committee on Mississippi Levees, reported a bill appropriating 81,800,000 for the improvement of the Mississippi river, which was printed and recommitted. The House then adjourned. In the Senate on the 16th, the bill devoting a part of the proceeds of the sale of public lands to public education was taken up, j and the session devoted to a discussion ofl the same, the Senate adjourning at 5 P. M., leaving the bill as unfinished business. In the House, Mr. F. Wood, of New York, i chairman of the committee on ways and ' means, reported a concurrent resolution providing for a recess of Congress from Wednes- j day, the 22d of December, to Wednesday, the 5th of January. The resolution was bgreed to?yeas, 125 ; nays, 74. The House ; then went into a committee of the whole on ' the pension appropriation bill. Mr. Hubbell,! of Michigan, explained the provisions of the bill, and said it appropriated fifty millions, ; fir 0v?m1s tho omnnnt nulled fnP hv the esti- : mates. After some discussion and the adoption of one or two unimportant amendments, the committee rose and the bill was reported to the House and passed. The House then ; took a recess of ten minutes, to give the members an opportunity to greet Gen. Grant, , who appeared on the floor. Nearly all the members approached and shook bands with him. In the Senate, on the 17th, the House joint j resolution providing for an adjournment of1 Congress from December 22d to January 5th, was disagreed to by a vote of 27 to 31. Mr.! Jones, of Florida, from the committee on public buildings and grounds, reported favor- j ably the Senate bill authorizing the secretary 1 of the treasury to purchase the necessary < ground and erect a public building at Pensa- : cola, Florida, in the place of the one recently burned, said grouDd and building not to cost more than two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. The bill was passed. Mr. Blaine, of Maine, offered a resolution directing the Judiciary Committee to inquire into the expediency of increasing the number of Judges of the Supreme (Jourt to thirteen. Agreed to. The Pension Appropriation bill wa9 read twice and referred lo the Appropriation Committee. The Senate then resumed consideration of the Public Lands and Education bill, j which was read the third time and passed? ' yeas, 41; nays 6. A synopsis of the bill is I given in another column. The Senate ad j journed until Monday. The session of the House was unimportant. In the House on the 19th, the proceedings were confined to the discussion of appropriation bills. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? Spartanburg is to have a towu-clock, at an expense ot $1,000. ? The expenses of the LegislatOre is figured up by the Register as follows : 81,572 a day ; $197 an hour; $3 28 a minute. . ? The sales of cotton in Greenville since the j first of September, average 6,850 bales per month. . ? The office of the Orangeburg Democrat, was destroyed by an incendiary fire about 3 o'clock on Saturday morning last. ? The South Carolina Jockey Club have determined to have another race meeting at Washington Course, Charleston, in February next. ? James Thomas, Jr., who killed John L. Lyles in an affray at Maybinton, on the 3d instant, has been admitted to bail by Judge ; Wallace in the sum of 83,000. ? In consequence of heavy taxes imposed on National banks, the stockholders of the First National Bank of Charleston, have decided to reduce the capital stock from $500,000, to $250,000. ? Under date of the 15th, the Census Bu reau at Washington announces the result or the reenumeration of three townships in South Carolina as follows: Williston township, Barnwell county, first enumeration, 2,669; second enumeration, 2,723?a gain of 54. Steerpin township. Chesterfield county, first, 2,080; second, 2,070?a loss of 10. Broad River Township, Lexington county, first, 2,426; second 2.518, a gain of 92. ? On Monday last, Col. J. C. Coit tendered his resignation as Comptroller-General, to the Governor. He says he is actuated in resigning by a desire to retire from public life. After the unfortunate occurrence in his office when Commissioner of Claims, he felt compelled to remain on the Democratic ticket and accept the officer until he could be vindicated from any suspicion in that matter. The Legislature having by special act declared him innocent, he feels at liberty-to resign the office. His successor will he elected at this session. The candidates are numerous. ? At the recent, election, Geo. W. Curtis was elected clerk of the court for Chester county. After he had been commissioned by the Governor, he made a demand upon C. C. Macoy, the incumbent, for the possession of the office. Macoy refused to surrender, claiming that his commission had not expired. Subsequently Curtis and a numher of his friends, on a Sunday night, took possession of the office. The matter has been submitted to the Supreme Court for decision, and was argued last week by James F. Hart and R. A. Lynch, Esqs., for Macoy, and by John < J. Hemphill and T. C. Gaston, Esqs. for An oq rlu IC aYnppfptl VUJIIO. ill! ?J "VV.U.VM .w ? The Grand Lodge of Ancient Free Ma sons, in sessiou at Charleston last week, elected the following officers for the current year: 1 M. W. Bro. James F. Izlar, M. \V. G. Master; R. W. Bro. John D. Kennedy, Deputy G. Master; R. W. Bro. W. W. Humphries, Sr. Grand Warden; R. W. Bro. J. Adger i Smyth, Junior Grand Warden ; R. W. Bro. j John H. Honour, Grand Treasurer, R. W. Bro. Charles Inglesby, Grand Secretary ; R. W. Bro. 0. F. Gregory, Grand Chaplain. The j number of Philanthropic Lodge, No 78, at < Yorkville, has been changed to No. 32. This I change was made in consequence of the ; fact that the Lodge which was "working" at Yorkville, previous to about the year 1824, i bore that number. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. i ? A line of telegraph will be erected be- 1 tween Wilmington and Charlotte by the 1 American Union Telegraph Company. ( ? Mahew, who killed Falls near King's ' Mountain village, is in Cleveland county jail awaiting trial. f ? The trial of Parker for the murder of , Gen. Bryan Grimes, was brought to an abrupt ending in Washington Superior Court, by the sickness of one of the jury, rendering a continuance necessary. After the continu- , ance was ordered, the prisoner's counsel asked and obtained a removal of the case to Martin county. ? Daniel Keith, white, was hanged at Rutherfordton last Friday, on conviction of ravishing and murdering a colored girl near Shelby, on the 28th of last January. According to his confession just previous to the 1 execution, he was a native of Pulaski county, Ky., and had been guilty of almost every ; crime in the catalogue. MERE-MENTION. Yellow fever is still raging among the [ troops at Key West, Florida. It is be- j lieved that Gen. McCook's bill placing Grant . on the retired list, with the rank of general, will be passed if it can be reached this session. Four colored vagrants were put up and their services sold for a limited time by public auction near Liberty, Va., on Tuesday of last week, under an old vagrant act. The men brought four dollars a piece. California expects to produce 14,000,000 gallons of wine this year?the largest crop ever! made. 8,780,000 bushels of wheat are said to be in store houses in Minnesota awaiting transportation. Kussia is this year importing grain, tallow and wool, the I very things with wnich she has been accus- [ tomed to supply half the world. L. M. Myers, of Augusta, Ga., was robbed of 810,800 on a train between Philadelphia and New York last Thursday night. Boston, Massachusetts, elected a Democratic mayor last Thursday. The Republican Union (colored organization) of Missouri, has issued a call for a colored National Convention at Washington on August 3rd, 1881. Gen. O. O. Howard, of Freedman's bureau fame, has been appointed to command at West Point. To become a ( member of the New York Stock Exchange, i costs 821,500. Very nearly all the stock J in M. Leeseps' proposed Panama Canal has been subscribed, chiefly in France and Spain. The festivities of the Yorktown Centennial ' will extend through eleven days. The Presideut has nominated Judge William B. i Woods for the Supreme Bench, in place of Justice Strong, resigned. He is described as 1 "of Georgia." He is now United States Circuit Judge of the Fifth Circuit, comprising 1 the States of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. He was ] appointed to the office he now holds from Ala- ' bama, but is a native of Ohio. EDITORIAL INKLINGS. The Senate Educational Bill. The following is a synopsis of Mr. Burnsides' educational bill as passed by the , Senate on Friday last: I - 1- ~e .1 1 1' ..II I J lie net proceeds ui me suies wi an puuuu lands and of all patents are forever set apart tor the education of our people. The Secretary of the Treasury shall yearly apportion to the several States and Territories, and the Districtof Columbia, upon the basis of the population, between the ages of tive and twenty years, said net proceeds for the pre- 1 vious year, which shall be credited on the books of the Treasury as an educational fund, j on which four per cent interest per annum is j to he paid to the States as above; provided, j that for the first ten years the apportionment shall be made according to the number of ten year olds and upwards who cannot read and write ; and, provided further, that onethird of the income from said fund shall be annually appropriated to complete endowment and support of colleges established or which nftiy be established under the act of 1862, until the amount thus accruing to said colleges in each State shall reach 830,000, after which the whole income of said fund shall be appropriated by said States, Terri tories and District to the education of all children between the ages of six and sixteen. The secretary of the Treasury is authorized to add to the fund any sums given to the States for that purpose. A sum not exceeding 50 per centum of the amount received by any State, etc., for the first year, and not exceeding ten per cent, in any year thereafter, may be applied, at discretion to the maintenance of schools for the instruction of teachers of common schools. To be en titled to the benefits of this actany State, etc., must maintain for at least three months in each year, uutil January, 1885, and therealter four months in each year, a system of free public schools for all children between six and sixteen years of age. Any State, etc., misapplying any of the money received under this act, shall forfeit further grants until the amount so misapplied shall have been replaced by said State, etc. NotlnDg contained in this act shall be held to alter any previous law regarding the disposition of Che public lands, nor to limit the power of Congress over the public domain, nor to interfere with granting bounty laud to soldiers and sailors. The bill also authorizes colleges established under the act of 18G2 to establish r__ .L- 4 1...: 1 ... SCIIOOIS 1UI II1C ICUlllJIim CUUUUIIIII U1 nuuicu. Senator Hampton's Explanation. Rev. Dr. HowP, P. E. Bishop of South Carolina, having written to Senator Hamp ton in reference to the Senator's recent correspondence with Secretary Sherman, the Senator makes the following reply, which Bishop Howe furnished the press for publication. The letter is dated at Duncausby, Miss., December 5: My Dear Sir: Your kind letter was forwarded from Columbia and reached me only yesterday. I am very much obliged to you for the interest you have shown in my behalf, and you were entirely right in the construction you placed upon my note to Mr. Sherman. That was written as I passed through Charlottesville, and I naturally gave my proper address. It never occurred to me for a moment that any one would construe my laognage as giving or inviting t1 challenge. Mr. Sherman forgot the propriety of his official position as well as of mine, when he made a scandalous charge against me in a public speech. I called his attention to the language he was reported to have used, in a courteous let i ter, thus giving him the opportunity to disclaim or explain his utterance. In reply, he not only reiterated his charge, but he took that opportunity to vilify not only the peo |)le whom I represented, but those of the ' whole South. I could not condescend to no- i lice his slanderous attack upon the South, ( and I simply denounced his charge connecting me with the ku klux as false. J could rlo no less than this, for there never was a falser charge made, nor have I ever kuown ii grosser violation of personal courtesy or of ] official propriety than that of which he was | guilty. It has been my good fortune never to have been involved in an "affair of honor" in any i way, save as a peace-maker, and it is a source i i)f deep gratification to nie to know that J ] have been instrumental in settling many difficulties amicably. But I write merely to itssure you that you did me only justice in 1 the view you took of my language, and to thank you for the kindness you have shown. I hope, therefore, that you will not misconstrue nty meaning when I tell you that J 'my address" will be Washington after the 10th. With my best wishes, I am very re- 1 spectfully and truly yours, I ' Wade Hampton. , The Concealed Weapons Act. The following is the full text of the , Act to provide a punishment for carrying concealed deadly weapons. The Act goes \ into effect on the first day of January: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of ( Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same: Section 1. That any person carrying a ] pistol, dirk, dagger, slung shot, metal knuckles, razor or other similar deadly weapon usually used for the infliction of personal injury, concealed about his persou, shall be guilty of. a misdemeanor, ami upon conviction thereof j before a court of competent jurisdiction, shall j forfeit to the county the weapon so carried i concealed, and be fined in a sum of not more i than 8200, or imprisoned for not more than 1' twelvemonths, or both, in the discretion of i : the court. I' Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of every trial i justice, sheriff", constable, or other peace offi- ! < cer, to cause all persons violating this Act to he prosecuted therefor whenever they shall discover a violation thereof. Sec. 3. In all convictions hereunder, the fine im nosed shall, if collected, be naid into the treasury of the county wherein the prose ! , cution is located. j j Sec. 4. Nothing herein contained shall be , construed to apply to peace officers while in the actual discharge of their duties as such officers, nor to persons carrying concealed weapons while upon their own premises. I Sec. 5. That if any person he convicted of assault, assault and battery, assault, or assault1 and battery with intent to kill, or of man- \ \ slaughter, and it shall appear upon the trial | that the assault, assault and battery, assault, J or assault and battery with intent to kill, or , manslaughter shall have been committed with a deadly weapon of the character specified in Section 1 of this Act, carried concealed upon i the person of the defendant so convicted, the i presiding Judge shall, in addition to the pun- j ishment provided by law for such assault, as- 1 sault and battery, assault, or assault and bat-; i tery \yith intent to kill, or manslaughter, inflict further punishment upon the person so I convicted, of confinement in the penitentiary i i for not less than three months nor more than twelve months, with or without hard labor, or i fined in a sum of not less than two hundred j dollars, or both 6ned and imprisoned at the ; discretion of the said Judge. 1' LOCAL ATFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Adickes A Colcock?At Cost, At Cost, At Cost. H. F. Adickes, Jr.?Compliments of the Season. Rev. W. G. White?The Yorkville Female College. D. Hobbs?Family Groceries and Confectioneries. Herndon Brothers?Flour?Canned Goods?Cake. M. Strauss?Christmas Gift. P. M. Dobson?Xmas. Mrs. Fannie L. Dobson?The Emporium of Fashion. Joseph A. McLean, Judge of Proiwte?Ciattion? Jas. G. McNeel and John S. MoNeel, Applicants?Samuel W. McNeel, deceased. J. R. Gardner?Acid Phosphate. J. N. Roberts?Notice?Clubs for the Enquirsr?Fresh Meat Market. A. Wiililord Co.?Look out. W. P. Hobbs, Agent?New Grocery. B. T. Wheeler?Wagons. THE WEATHER. This section has been recently visited with a spell of regular down east winter weather, 3uch as would cause a New Englander's heart to rejoice. Rain and sleet on Sunday night were followed by a sprinkle of snow, and the thermometer now marks a degree of temperature as low as 32?. YORK SALE STABLES. As wi.l be seen by advertisement in another column, A. Williford & Co., have become proprietors of the above stables, and will soon have on hand a good supply of mules and horses for the trade this season. Major Harry, a gentleman of experience and capability, will be in charge of the business at this place. NEXT SALES DAY. Sales-day in January-Hill be one of importance. In addition to other property adver tised to be sold on that day, all the landed properly, situated in York county, of the late King's Mountain Iron Company, is adveitised by the Clerk of the Court, to be sold under decree of Judge Kershaw. This property will, no doubt, attract a large number of bidders. CHRISTMAS. In conformity with a time honored custom of the weekly press to take advantage of the Christmas holidays for a short relaxation from the labors of the year, no paper will be issued from this office next week. Notwithstanding this suspension, however, the present is the fifty-second number of the Enquirer we have issued this year, making the full com plement of one for every week in the year. We will promptly greet our readers with the next issue of the Enquirer on the 6th of January, and in the meantime we ex-tend the compliments of the season, wishing each and every one a Merry Christinas and a Happy New Year! COWPENS CENTENNIAL. We have received for publication, the following communication on the subject of the Cowpens monument: Gaffney's, S. C., December, 1880. Editor Enquirer : It has been suggested by some of the descendants of the heroes of Cowpens, that each county be invited to furnish a block of marble for the monument with the names of tho?e from said county who were engaged in the battle inscribed thereon. As the suggestion strikes me as a good one, I send it to you for publication. S. S. Ross, One of the Committee of Cowpens Centennial. FENCE LAW ELECTIONS. An election was held in Cherokee and Rt-Morl Rit-or tmi'neiiirvQ on Snt.nrilnv lust, on v'"" * 1? ? ? ?/ ? ? the question of adopting the btock law, with the following result: x CHEROKEE TOWNSHIP. Against the stock law, 200 In favor of the stock law, 132 Majority against the law, 08 lUtOAD RIVER TOWNSHIP. In favor of the stock law .214 Against the stock law, 108 Majority in favor of the law 40 The election in Broad River township is contested by Mr. John Ramsey, on the ground us we learn, of alleged fraud in the election? it being cluimed by the contestant that more ballots were counted in the election than there are voters in the township. Monday next is set for a hearing of the contest before the County Commissioners. KNIGHTS OF HONOR. At the meeiing of Home Relief Lodge No 389, Knights of Honor, on Friday night last, appropriate resolutions were reported by the committee appointed two weeks previously fur that purpose, and adopted in memory of ihe late Supreme Treasurer, R. A. Ifsmer, whose death occurred recently in Atlanta, Ga. Tfie following officers were elected to serve for the ensuing term : Dictator?A. Coward ; Vice Dictator?J. R. Gardner; Assistant Dictator?L. M. Grist; Reporter?A. W. fngold ; Treasurer?J. C. Kuykendal ; Chaplain?T. C. Dunlnp ; Guide?A. S. Withers; Guardian?J. G. Ferguson ; Sentinel?A. Cody. Ex-Dictator H. W. Hope, succeeds is Past Dictator. The following officers who serve for one year, were also elected : Medical Examiner? Dr. J. F. Lindsay; Trustees?J. F. Wallace, D. E. Spencer, James Mason. Representative to the Grand Lodge?A. Coward ; alternate?H. W. Hope. YORK COUNTY OFFICIALS. The following officials for York county have been appointed by the Governor, and the appointments confirmed by the Senate: Treasurer?H. A. D. Neely. Auditor?Win. B. Williams. Jury Commissioner?D. C. McKinney. Indian Agent?William Whyte. Trial Justices?James S. Lewis, Peyton B. Darwin, S. M. Few ell, T. G. Culp, William I. White, A. L. Nunnery, S. L. Davidson, R. T. Gillespie, D. M. Wallace, Zadok D. Smith, W. D. Camp, George C. Leech. TU? ,1 A,,, k,.or/I nf rtminfv Cnmmisninnprn 1IIC lien uwaiu ui vuwmvj f viz. : Dr. J. B. Allison, John M. Jackson ind Andrew F. Lindsay, have been commisjioned and Mill assume their duties on the 6rst Monday in January next. Commissions have been issued to and re reived by the following officers elected at the last election, each of whom is his own successor: J. F. Wallace, Clerk of the Court; R. H. Glenn, Sheriff; J. A. McLean, Judge if Probate ; Rev. R. Lathau, County School Commissioner. There was no regular candidate for the iffice of coroner; but Mr. J. M. Caldwell, of Broad River township, having received a inimber of votes for that office, has been July commissioned. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. LETTER FROM BLACK'S STATION Bi.ack'sStation,S. C., December 20.?A ; lieavy sleet fell here last night, and we are , now having some severely cold weather. At the election held in this township on :he 18th instant, on the question of changing .he fence luw, the vote was as follows: Against the change 200 Jn favor of changing 1-12 Majority against change 08 fhe land owners voted almost unanimously in favor of the change, while the non-landowners opposed it. The change, however, is inevitable, and while the necessity is now upon us, we submit to the sovereign will, expecting its adoption in the not very remote future. The rejection of the law in this township will tend to depreciate the value of King's Mountain Iron Company's land, the sale of which had been looked to with great interest. Col. Win. Love, of Shelby, visited our town a few days ago, aud passed on down Broad Riveri in the direction of Alston's Depot, for the purpose of arousing the people in the section he visits in the interest of a narrow-gauge railroad to he built from Shelby to Alston's Depot via Black's Station. A meeting is to be held in Shelby on the 1st of January to organize a company for this purpose. Rev. B. M. Boozer, the Methodist minister of this place, moved a few days ago to his farm in Spartanburg county. On account of ill health, he was unable to attend the recent meeting of the Annual Conference. Ego. ... ? THE SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE. Tuesday, December 14. In the Senate, a memorial was presented from the graduates of the Citadel Academy, looking to a restoration of that institution. The bill to define the offense and fix the punishment of dueling, passed its second reading. The bill to provide for a public guardian of the estates of minors, idiots and lunatics, and to define the powers and duties of such guardian, and to lix his liability, received its third reading. * The bill to create and constitute the board of county commissioners of each county of this State a court to try and punish road defaulter's ; and the House bill to allow tenants of le:ised premises for agricultural purpose to remove manure made by them at the expiration of their lease or contract, were rejected. The bill to repeal the lien law was also rejected. In the House, the supply bill passed its second reading. The State tax remains at 43 mills exclusive of the constitutional school tax of two mills. The county tax for York is fixed at 3 mills; Chester, mills. The time for paying the taxes elicited some debate, but was finally lixed as follows : First instalment from 1st of May to 1st of June ; second instalment from the loth of Septemlrer to the 31st of Octolrer. At the night session of the House, the bill to prohibit the sale of spirituous liquors within the State, came up for consideration. The bill was warmly favored by Mr. Prince, of Anderson, mi*. juane 01 opan.niiuurg, mm others. Mr. Prince made an earnest speech in favor of the bill. He had hoped he said that after seeing the petitions from the ladies of Charleston and Anderson containing over 8,000 names, all tear-stained from the sufferings and heart burning of the women of Carolina, that there would not have l>een a man upon the tloor who would have dared to raise his voice against the measure before the House. There was no question in morals or i>olitics that would come before the present Assembly so fraught with the weal or woe of the i>eople of the State. The use of liquor impedes the progress of civilization, dwarfs and impairs all of our attempts at education, acts as a stumbling block to the advancement of Christianity, acts as an embargo on commerce and agriculture, balks and hinders the operations of government, burdens the people with taxation and debt, and sits down oil society like a mighty incubus. It was, he said, the duty of the Government to throw such protection around the individual and around the whole of organized society as would unable it to move onward in the path of progress. No people on earth could reach and maintain this grand estate of moral and civil attitude with this corrupting influence scattered broadcast over the land. Mr. Prince went on, eloquently depicting the cruel wrongs, the dire sufferings, brought about by the licensed use of intoxicating liquors. The State was able to deal with the subject and society demanded a prompt and efficient remedy. lie hoped the bill would pass. Mr. Murray moved to take up the other bills relating to the same subject from the Calendar, irnd on motion of Mr. Scarborough the bill to further regulate the sale of intoxicating liquors in the State was placed before the House. * This is the bill reported by the ways and means committee, and provides for a State license of $100 for all liquor dealers in addition to other licenses now paid by them, and prohibits the granting of any licenses for the sale of liquor by county or municipal authorities until such tax is paid. Mr. Murrav moved to make the license $200. Mr. Johnson thought that an increase of the license would be overloading the bill. Mr. Murray thought that if the bill was either to act as a hindrance or produce revenue to the State, the license was too small. He was himself in favor of making the license $500, but fearing to prejudice the bill, thought $200 a happy medium. Such a tax would, in his opinion, decrease the number of barrooms. A decrease in the number of barrooms would decrease the opportunity for drinking and proportionately decrease the evil of drunkenness in the State. Mr. Murray's amendment was adopted. The bill was opposed by Aldrich, of Barnwell, and Seegers, a whisky-seller of Columbia, and a number of others. The bill was finally made a special order for Wednesday. Wednesday, December 15. Tn the Senate, the immigration bill, which provides for an exemption from taxation, except for school purposes, of the real estate and invested capital of immigrants into the State for live years from their settlement, passed its second reading. The House bill making it a misdemeanor to entice a laborer to leave the employment of another, or to employ one under contract with another, passed a second reading. In the IIocse, Mr. Massey introduced a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution reducing the area required for the formation of new counties to four hundred square miles. A bill to determine and perpetuate the homestead, and a bill to amend the act creating the office of railroad commissioner, passed their second reading : The first matter of interest to-day was the consideration of the bill to regulate the sale of intoxicating liquors, which was under consideration at the adjournment of the House last night. Mr. Simpson moved to reconsider the vote whereby the House had increased the license from $100 to $200. His object in so doing, he said, was to reinsert the $100 license recommended by the committee. The motion, after a warm debate, was adopted ; but a majority finally voted to postpone the bill to the next session, by a vote of 57 ayes to 55 noes. At the night session of the House, the bill to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquor in the State was tabled. The bill to allow freight trains to run long enough on the Sabbath to reach their terminal points provoked a long debate. Messrs. Stewart, Verner, Murray, Dendyaml Hemphill opposed M./? 1.ill /> fliu rri-SMltwl tli'lf flip Stiltp llilfl llf> right to license any corporation to violate the Sabbath. Messrs. McCrady, Haskell, Tillinghast, Sloan and Tindall favored the bill on the ground that the law as it now stood prevented a railroad employee from ever having the opportunity of spending the Sabbath at home, being compelled to remain with the trains on the roadside. The bill was finally defeated. The bill to regulate the granting of divorces, being a bill to allow divorces on the ground of adultery and no other cause, also came in for a general discussion. Messrs. McCrady, Hemphill and Itucker opposed the bill, taking the ground that South Carolina should adhere to the principle which had governed the people for two hundred years, during which 110 divorce laws had been enacted except during the short interval under Radical rule. Mr. Dargan fa-1 vored the bill. The bill was defeated. The bill to prevent illicit traffic in seed'cotton passed the second reading. The bill provides that any one who buys seed cotton, knowing it to be stolen, shall be punished by not less than ten nor more than thirty years' imprisonment in the Penitentiary. Thursday, December 1(5. In the Senate, the joint resolution direct- J ing the attorney-general to institute forthwith j proceedings in court to determine if the charter of the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad l>e not forfeited on account of its refusal to comply with the clause compelling it to connect its track with that of the South , Carolina Railroad, came up for consideration. ! After considerable debate, the following was | adopted: Whereas &c.: Therefore be it resolved by the Senate of South Carolina, the House of Representatives concurring, That the attorney-general be, and he is hereby, di-1 rected to institute, if in his discretion the same be exi>edient after inquiring into the facts, in the proper court sitting next after 1 this session of the General Assembly shall ad-1 journ, such proceedings as may be necessary to i determine the question whether the said Char- i lotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad Com- < pany has violated the foregoing provisions of ] its charter, and has not forfeited all its corpo- I rate rights and privileges. And that the said attorney-general do report his actings and do- i ings under this resolution to the next session of the General Assembly. i The joint resolution authorizing and directing the Treasurer of York county to apply certain funds to the payment of coupons on County bonds due January 1st, 1K81; and the i House bill to make it a misdemeanor to entice < or i>ersuade a laborer to leave the employment 1 of another, or to employ a laborer under contract with another, passed their third readings. 1 The joint resolution to require the Secre- 1 tary of State to cancel and return certain title ( deeds to J. M. Lowry, of York county, was rejected. In the House, after the passage of some i bills of minor importance, the lhpior question i was again brought forward on a motion by j Mr. Gary to reconsider the vote whereby the bill to further regulate the sale of intoxica- j ting liquors in this State was continued to the i next session yesterday. The motion to recon- < sider was adopted and the bill was again before the House. Mr. Simonton moved to continue the bill to j the next session. Upon this motion the vote stood, yeas 31, nays <57. For several moments after the announcement of this vote, it was impossible to secure 1 order, the excitement among some of the members was so great. Mr. Murray then moved to strike out all , after the enacting words of the bill and insert the following as a substitute. Theeffect was to place before the House almost an entirely new bill. The provisions seemed to meet theapproval of a great many members who had opposed the bill introduced yesterday. The new bill is as follows: section, 1. lie il enacted, tic.. That from and after the passage of this act, no licencae for the sale of spirituous or malt liquors shall begranted in SS0111I1 Carolina outside of the incorporated cities, towna and villages of this State, and it shall ho unlawful lor any person or persons to aell an h liquors without a license so to do. Sec. 2. No license for the t-ale of intoxicating liquors shall be granted by any municipal authorities in any city, town or village in thin State, except on the payment by the jierHon applying for the same, to the treasurer of the county in which such city, town or village is situated, the suni of $100 in addition to the license charged by such city, town or village, foi the useofsucb county, to ho applied to the ordinary ex penses of the county: Provided, that hereafter no city, town or village shall charge any license for the sale of wines or malt liquors or cider, and no State license shall be charged by any county where no other spirituous liquors are sold on the same premises. Sec. 3. That hereafter the aale of all bitters or other beverages of which spirituous liquors form an ingredient, be and the same are hereby prohibited within the limits of this State except in the incorporate limits ofcities towns and villages, where they shall only he sold under the same terms as intoxicating liquors, as provided for iu Section 2 hereof. Sec. 4. Any person violating the provisions or this Act, shall upon conviction thereof, be tiled in the sum of not less than $200 or imprisoned for a term of not less than six months, or both lined and imprisoned in the discretion of the Court trying the case. This act shail not take effect in any county, city, town or village until thelicenses now granted shall expire. Upon the substitution of this amendment a discussion arose, and was participated in by several of the members. Mr. Tillinghast thought the bill, as amended, the best measure that could be passed. It was, in his opinion, the entering wedge by which total prohibition might in time be reached. Mr. Black favored total prohibition, hut if that could not be done, lie was in favor of the next best tiling, and lie hoped the bill, as amended, would pass. Mr. Gary said that he desired to appear upon the record as being unqualifiedly oiposed to the unrestricted use of intoxicating dfinks. As a member of the medical profession, lfe was familiar with the terrible effect upon the human constitution of the improper use of alcoholic drinks, and he hoped that the bill nould pass without one dissenting voice, as it aimed at the good of the whole people. Mr. ilutson said he had not favored the bill which had been continued yesterday, liecause he thought it defective. The bill before the House, however, was a good measure, and was calculated to protect society against those who trafficked in alcohol to the ruin of their fellow men. lie hoped that municipal authorities of the cities and towns would coqrerate with the General Assembly in their efforts to protect society at large. He did not believe in attempting to reform individuals by legislation, but something was necessary far the preservation of society as a whole. Saturday night, in the section he lived, was made a perfect hell by the intoxication of the negroes, and if something was not done it would render an exodus of the white people from that locality necessary. Mr. Simonton said that if the bill prohibited I tntnllv t,bf> s?1? of intoxiratincr lienors in the State, lie would support it heart and soul, and if he saw a means by which such a lair could be enforced, he would support it. He could not, holding the views that he did, consent to make a source of revenue of a traffic which was recognized as an evil. Once the State licensed this traffic there would never lie a chance of getting through a prohibitory law. The municipal taxes now impossed on liquor dealers were used for the support of the cities and towns, and if this additional tax was imposed, it would fall heaviest upon the poorer classes of the community, who would be taxed by the barroom keepers, or else they would be given adulterated and poisonous drinks, which would work far more injury than at present. lie moved to strike out the second section of the bill. Mr. Verner said he was sorry .to see that the fiercest opposition to this measure should come from the County of Charleston, whence had come the longest petition for some legislation of this kind. The questiou was simply whether the General Assembly would submit to the power of the whisky dealers, or have the bravery to say to them that they proposed to heed the prayers of the widows and orphans and impoverished men and woman of South Carolina, and do all in their power to wipe the curse of whisky from the face of the land. Mr. Dargan said that he had opposed the radical measures proved yesteiday. The passion for strong drink could not be legislated out of existence ; but he thought ic might be modified by encouraging the use of malt liq- j uors, wines and cider. Let the alcoholic liquors, he said, l>e taxed doubly, and let the malt ' lienors and wines be free. This bill, he I thought, would do much good, and would pre- ( pare the way for the passage of a prohibitory law. lie thought the feature of the bill turning the money into the county treasuries was < eminently proper. He could not appreciate | the argument that this tax would fall lieaviest ( on the poorer classes. It was clesu-to his mind that if malt liquors and wines were exempted j from taxation, and brandy and whisky taxed double, the poor man would naturally be in- 1 duced to drink the cheaper and less injurious ] beverages. This, in his opinion, was the pro- i vision of the bill which would accomplish the I most good. j A vote was then taken on Mt Simonton's ' motion to strike out the second portion of the f bill and resulted: Yeas 37, nayji 71. So the motion was lost. The bill, as apiended, then 1 passed its second reading by a vote of 74 to34. 1 This vote was reconsidered and tabled,, and t thus placed beyond the power oithe House to * rescind its action. j The victory of the anti-whisky men to-day a was as sweeping as their defeat api>eared to be ! j yesterday. It is but just to say that there is in the House little or no opposition to the pro- c hibition of liquor or even its restriction, the * difference of opinion beingas tothe means to be t employed in bringing about the result desired. 1 The bill passed to-day found much greater fa- t vor than the one for which it lus been substi- a tuted; but even this bill is op]o3ed by a great fl many on the ground that aaacknowledged evil , should not be licensed, and tint it throws the . whole of the county taxes upon the city as far 1 as Charleston is concerned.' All the other s bills bearing on the same subject were tabled, r The concurrent resolution to refer all proi>o- i sitions to amend the election laws to a special j v commission of live, who shall sit .for fifteen j a days during the recess and report to the Gen-1 eral Assembly at the next session, was adopted. , _ Air. Rue introduced a resolution to instruct j " th& officers of the Penitentiajy to cease hiring t out convicts until laws caj be enacted for, t their protection. | v The hills to tix the pay of county commis- j| siouers and to amend the statutes in regard to t tlie time of making the returns by executors . and administrators, were killed. c Friday, Deceml>er 17. * In* tiie Senate, the bill to extend the time c for funding bills of the liuik of the State a passed its third reading by a vote of 13 to 7. m The Senate bill to prohibit the carrying of ^ concealed weapons was laid on the table, and n the House bill to the same effect was taken up and piissed to its third readng. A joint resolution, introduced by Senator J1 "NVitherspoon, exonerating fames C. Coit, Esq., ti jpecial commissioner, from all personal responsibility for the loss occasioned to the State in jonnection with the funding of the bills of the Bank of the State, was adopted, with two or ihree dissenting votes. The immigration bill passed its third reading. In the House the proceedings present nothing of special interest. Saturday, December IS. InthhSknate, the judiciary committee eubluitted a favorable report, with amendments, 3U the liquor bill passed by the House. Tlte following are the amendments. Add to .Section I the following: "Provided that nothing herein contained .shall prevent the County Commissioners of the various Counties from granting license for the sale of malt liquors or cider outside of incorporated cities, towns and villages. Strike out in section 2 the proviso therein contained and insert in lieu thermit the following: "Provided, further, that as to all licenses for tlie *ale of intoxicating liquors within the limits of the city of Charleston, the said sum 01 $100 shall be paid by the parties obtaining such licenses, to kl%/1 ,%r i at/1 nit\r nf Pburluufnn fur the use of the said city," instead of the Treasurer ofthe County of Charleston, Insert in Section 3. after the word "all" and before the word "bitters," in the first line of said section, the words, "wines, fruits prepared with spirituous liquors." Add as Section 6 to the bill the following: "Nothing in the Act contained shall be construed to authorize the issuing of any license for the sale of intoxicating liquors in any city, town or village within this State where the sale of such liquors is now or may hereafter be prohibited, either under Act ofthe General Assembly or by ordinance ofthe respective municipal authorities of said city, town or village." The consideration of the bill was made the special order for one o'clock on Monday. The bill to raise supplies and make appropriations for the fiscal year commencing November 1,1880, was taken up, read the second time and passed. The House bill to provide for the appointment of a omnmlHsion to consider and suggest amendments to the Constitution of the State, passed its second reading. In the House, the Senate resolutions to ' relieve Colonel Coit from liability on account of the abstraction of bank bills, was taken up and passed by a vote of 71 ayes to 43 noes. The bill to require the comptroller general to titrn over to the State Treasurer, for the l)enettt of the State, all fees or sums of money hereafter derived from insurance companies and their agents for licenses, \v:is read a second time. The bill provides for a license of $10 a year. The joint resolution to direct, authorize and empower the Comptroller General to dispose of certain railroad and bank stock and pay over the proceeds to the County Treasurer of , York County, to be disbursed for free school purposes, passed its second reading. Monday, December 20. In the Senate, the House liquor license bill was passed with the amendments proposed by,the judiciary committee, with the exception of that allowing the granting of licenses for the stile of beer and cider outside of incorporated communities. The House concurrent resolution fixing Thursday, the 23rd instant, as the time for adjournment, was made a special order for "Wednesday. A message was received from the Governor announcing the resignation of ComptrollerGeneral Coit. In the House, a concurrent resolution to go into joint assembly on Wednesday at 1 P. \f 4/\ a /inmnf /VAnomil f A fill tllO 1)1*, IU ClCtl a tUHl|FblUllCl"KCUCIOl bv 111! vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Comptroller-General Coit, was adopted. THE NEGRO AS A RULER. Col. A. K. McClure, the able and impartial editor of the Philadelphia Times, a pap^;r of strong Republican tendencies, is making a tour of the Southern States, and writing for his paper the result of his observations along his route. He takes a favorable view of the condition of affairs in the South, and concludes that the Southern States are in a prosperous condition. In his letter from Columbia he gives the following on the problem of negro self rule: The problem of negro self-rule has not been solved, as the true solution must be the work of years of opportunity for growth in fitness for self rule, but it has been fairly tried in two portions of the Union since the war, and in both instances it has resulted in debauched leaders and demoralized followers, leaving the general condition of the race worse because of the experiment. To ussume that the black man, who has been a slave in the South and a menial in the North, and whose education was either positively interdicted or neglected, should prove himself proficient in " self-rule, without aid. or even sympathy from the mass of the whites, is to judge him by a standard that would overthrow every principle of popular government; but a country that is struggling to solve the problem of universal suffrage, with great States subject to the numerical majority of ignoraDtand thriftless masses, must carefully study every recurring phase of the effort. In Washington City, where the negro was first enfranchised, the nation exhibited to the world the most corrupt, profligate and demoralized government to be found in the Union, and the same political power that gave the ballot to the black men of the capital was compelled to revoke the elective franchise and save the credit and good name of Washington by ntul/inrr tl?p MPirrn voiceless ill his OWD COV ?<* .? _ ? ernraeut. It was a sad necessity?and a nad confession of the failure of suffrage when exercised by race prejudice without intelligence: but the same Republican statesmen who gave the right of self rule to the black man iu the capital of the nation, had to rescue the capital from destructio' and shame by sweeping disfranchisement. After graphically and truthfully describing the negro carpet bag rule iu South Carolina from the days of reconstruction to the accession of the Democratic party?facts already too familiar to our people?he concludes with the following reflections as to the result of conferring the ballot upon the negro race. None know better than the masses of coljred voters of South Carolina that their attempt at self rule has been a terrible failure, md they are now distrustful of all colored leaders, while they have nothing but curses for the desperate white adventurers who impoverished both races while assuming to elevate and benefit the negro. It was this feeing that made the election of Hampton possicle in 1876, and the sceptre once wrested 'rom such a race, will not soon be regained, rhey feel little hope ol aiding themselves by i negro restoration. They saw the State obbed of lauds for negro homes and the >roperty stolen by those who claimed to he he friend of the negro. They saw taxes vrung from property to educate the Degro, md a large portion stolen outright and the ichools made merely a mockery of education, ^ow they see nearly seventy-five thousand iolored children in free schools, and nearly welve hundred colored teachers instructing hem under the beneficence of the State. They see, also, an amendment of the Constiution adopted making fixed and irrevocable ippropriations for free and equal education, ind the Governor of the State declaring or still greater increase in the facilities for nstructing both whites and blacks. They ee business and confidence revive ; they see nore labor and better pay ; they are steadily ncreasing their frieudly relations with the rhites by leases of lauds, and mauy of them re becoming small proprietors since they eased to neglect industry to follow the comaands of selfish leaders, and a large proporion of the more thrifty class have openly aken their political stand with the whites, rhile thousands of others, especially in minorty counties refuse to take any part in poliics. They have a majority of from twenty o thirty thousand in the State on a strict olor line division, hut there will never he nother solid negro vote cast in this State, lunerior intelligence and will must rule here 8 in all other places in the world, and both whites and blacks understand it. There will e unjustifiable methods; here to repress such egro counties as Beaufort and Charleston, nd they will need the correcting hand of jsticebut until all the laws of human na* jre and of interest shall be reversed, the